1337-06-14, Berwick-on-

Roger Lestraunge, knight, steward of Richard, earl of Arundel, or who supplies the earl's place. The king has learned that by of certain excesses and trespasses committed by Roger and others parts whom he maintains, as is said, he lately caused divers men and other armed men to be assembled, both English and Welsh, to invade, with a great multitude, in a warlike manner, the of the land and lordship of John de Cherleton of Powys, while at Staunford by the king's order to treat upon the affairs of the with other magnates and others of the council assembled there, king was in Scotland, bridling the Scots who wereand are behis castles and fortalices there, and Roger perpetrated divers evils there in the land of Powys, demanding hostages from John's and his other friends, and retaining them until his inordinate was gratified, to the injury of the king's peace, chiefly because from lightness of head, may rise in war, and because by reason of his office, ought not to violate the peace, but to it with all their power; the king therefore orders him, pain of forfeiture, to withdraw from such deeds without and not to do any harm to John or others under any pretext, pain of forfeiture, or to do anything against the peace, knowing if anything is attempted injuriously between him and John, the will cause speedy justice to be done both to him and to John and in suits concerning trespasses and excesses, if any are done, to the law and custom of ,these parts, when he returns from unless the said discords are appeased beforehand. The king a like prohibition to John not to attempt or do anything Roger or his people. By K. and C. George de Wakerle, executor of the will of Nicholas de puts in his place William de Burgh and Alexander de Congelprosecute the execution of a recognisance for 115/., made to him by John Pecche, knight.